CCTV Broadcaster Luo Jing Dies at 48

2009-06-05 09:08:03 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Xu Fei

A file photo of CCTV broadcaster Luo Jing [Photo: CCTV.com]

Leading news anchorman for China Central Television, Luo Jing, died of cancer Friday morning in Beijing at the age of 48, sina.com.cn reported.

Luo Jing was first diagnosed with lymphoma in September of last year and was hospitalized to receive medical treatment.

The newsman made his final appearance on air on August 31, 2008.

Luo Jing, a household name among Chinese audiences, co-anchored CCTV's prime time news program "Xinwen Lianbo" or News Broadcast, for the past twenty years. The program is on air at 7 every evening in China.

Luo Jing began to work at CCTV after graduation from Communication University of China in 1983.

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